Two up, two down: Padres 7, Rockies 5

San Diego Padres' Jeff Decker (1) congratulates Padres' Jedd Gyorko after Gyorko's solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
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San Diego Padres' Jeff Decker (1) congratulates Padres' Jedd Gyorko after Gyorko's solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
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The Padres’ survived a rocky first inning from Eric Stults, rallying for a 7-5 win Tuesday over the Colorado Rockies.

The Good

Hang with ‘em. Down 4-1 after the first inning, the Padres rallied for four runs in the second inning in a rally powered by a two-run homer from C Nick Hundley and an RBI triple from RF Will Venable. The Padres also got another homer from 2B Jedd Gyorko in the third and an RBI single in the sixth from Venable, who was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs out of the leadoff spot. Better yet, the Padres went a respectable 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position in the win.

Lights out. Pressed into action early, the Padres’ bullpen responded with 4 1/3 innings of one-hit ball. RHP Tim Stauffer struck out two in 1 1/3 innings, RHP Nick Vincent turned in a perfect seventh, RHP Luke Gregerson got two outs in the eighth and RHP Huston Street recorded the final four outs for his 23rd save.

The Bad

Sputtering. LHP Eric Stults wasn’t so crisp Tuesday. He allowed five runs on 11 hits and three walks and couldn’t get out of the fifth inning to get in line for the win. The outing was Stults’ shortest since lasting just 4 1/3 innings in Boston on July 4.

O-fer. Every Padres starter – including Stults – collected a hit save for 3B Chase Headley, who went 0-for-5 with a strikeout to drop his average to .239.